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Welcome to the 45-SouthWest bicycle adventure

TRACKING 2025
Start 20th June 2025 / 04:30AM

45-SouthWest is a single-stage, self-supported road bicycle adventure starting in the historical city of Krakow.

The route will lead the riders through national parks, iconic ancient villages, and towns, scenic UNESCO World Heritage sites, the deepest canyon in Europe, the “orange towers,” challenging mountain regions including Europe’s highest cycling climb, the Pyrenees, and the Alps with the famous Tour de France cols. The event will complete at the southernmost part of the European mainland.

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About

Riders registration: 19th June 2025
Start: 20th June 2025, 04:30
Where: Krakow, Poland
Type: fixed road route
Categories solo and pair riders.
New sub category: Vintage Bikes
No time limit.
Registration: is open

3 finish points

Bronze: Nice, France / 1888km
Silver: Pico del Veleta, Spain / 3952km
Gold: Tarifa, Spain / 4384km

Checkpoints

10 checkpoints

Important

This event will start every other year.

Volunteer

Anyone wishing to volunteer as dot watcher please get in touch by email.

Blog

Franz Nawrocki Completes 45-SouthWest in Impressive Time
On July 6th, 2025, at 17:20, Franz Nawrocki crossed the finish line in Tarifa, completing the 45-SouthWest route in an outstanding time of 16 days, 12 hours, …
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Matěj Completes the 45-SouthWest Route in Style!
Matěj has successfully completed the 4,363 km-long 45-SouthWest course from Krakow to Tarifa in an impressive time of 14 days, 13 hours, and 24 minutes. Along the …
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In Memory of Christine
It is with deep sadness that we share the news that Christine passed away on Wednesday afternoon. Her tracker stopped moving that evening, and she was later …
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Checkpoints

CP01_EsztergomBasilica

CP 1
Esztergom – Hungary

CP02_Ptuj

CP 2
Ptuj – Slovenia

CP03_Mantua

CP 3
Mantua – Italy

CP04_Nice

CP 4
Nice – France

CP05_Ventoux

CP 5
Mont Ventoux

06_CirqueDeNavacelles

CP 6
Cirque de Navacelles

CP07_ColduTourmalet

CP 7
Col du Tourmalet

CP08_MallosDeRiglos

CP 8
Mallos de Riglos

CP09_LaMancha_009

CP 9
Terra de Gigantes parkour in La Mancha

CP10_PicoDelVeleta

CP 10
Pico del Veleta

11_Tarifa

Get more information of each checkpoint here.

The route

Get more information about the route here.

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